{"id":254,"date":"2023-03-24T11:13:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T18:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/?page_id=254"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:49:26","slug":"m-a-in-environmental-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/m-a-in-environmental-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"M.A. in Environmental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p dir=\"ltr\">In the junior year of the B.A. or B.S. program, a student has the option of applying for a progressive Master of Arts degree in Environmental Studies. 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